Former *NSYNC star JC Chasez was on the phone with Johnjay and Rich of 104.7 KISS FM in Phoenix on Wednesday (March 26), where he took on the rumors he and ‘Gossip Girl’ star Chace Crawford are gay lovers. “For the record, we’re both straight,” Chasez told the DJs. “We’re not dating.” Chasez added that “the only time people usually see us together is in some type of photograph, so they just assume that it’s like that. If I’m dating a girl and I’m standing next to another girl, I’m having an affair. So now, since there hasn’t been any of that smoke out there, if I’m hanging out with a guy, they’re going to make up a rumor. It’s just stupid.”

The interview audio at akamai.net has since been removed.

JC Chasez was on the phone with Johnjay and Rich of 104.7 KISS FM in Phoenix on Thursday (January 24), where the former *NSYNC star discussed his role as a judge in MTV’s ‘America’s Best Dance Crew’.

The singer opened up for the first time about being an adopted child, and the relationship he has with his birth mother. “Um, but uh, yeah, I know who my mother is, you know, she raised me up until when I was five, so I have a very clear idea of who she was,” JC said. “And my parents were very open-minded to the fact that she was actually…wow, I haven’t, I don’t think I’ve ever spoken about this in public. Um, she knew who my parents were ’cause she was actually fostered by them at one point. Because uh, you know, she had been through a lot in her life at a young age. And um, so that’s how I ended up being adopted, is she reached out to the people that she trusted. And um, so that’s how I ended up being placed with the family that I’m with. She reached out to them directly, ’cause she had direct contact with them, and they spoke about it, I guess. And um, so that’s, you know, everybody’s selection process or how they end up with a family is different. So it really… I was really fortunate. And you know, any time that she wanted to talk or come by or anything like that, the door - it was like an open door policy. Now, every situation is different, obviously, that was just my situation. I’ve never met my father. Um, I don’t know who my father is or anything like that. I mean, it’s been offered to actually, you know, my parents said, ‘Do you want to go look for him? We’ll help you.’ Everything like that. But I just never, it’s just never been something that has kind of like pushed me, I guess, at this point in my life. I’m content knowing my mother and things like that. But you know, the people that raised me, my mother and my father, Roy and Karen, are amazing, amazing people. And, you know, they had two kids of their own, Heather and Tyler, and they are my brother and sister. I love them, you know, I would do anything for them, if I needed to I would stand in front of a bus for them. Whatever it is.”

The interview audio at akamai.com has since been removed.

Former *NSYNC star JC Chasez sent out the following bulletin to his MySpace friends (@jcchasez) on Friday (January 18):

Hi guys, I’m really excited to be a part of the new MTV show ‘Randy Jackson Presents: America’s Best Dance Crew’. Make sure to check out the live casting showdown on Saturday, January 26 at 2 p.m. ET/PT and then tune in each week as I help judge some of the best dance teams in the country, starting Thursday, February 7 at 10 p.m. ET/PT. You ultimately get to pick the winner, so make sure to watch and let me know what you think!

You can visit www.dancecrew.mtv.com to learn more about the show.

JC

Entertainment Weekly reports JC Chasez is leaving Jive Records to release his sophomore album ‘Kate’ on a different label. The former *NSYNC star said the move was a “mutual decision” adding, “I want to wipe the slate clean and then take on as many suggestions and ideas [as possible].” When Chasez released ‘Until Yesterday’ last fall, it received few spins, and its follow-up ‘You Ruined Me’ performed even worse. Read more.